Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 2:16
American Standard Version
to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
Amplified® Bible
To the latter it is an aroma [wafted] from death to death [a fatal odor, the smell of doom]; to the former it is an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is qualified (fit and sufficient) for these things? [Who is able for such a ministry? We?]
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 2:15)
Darby English Version
to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things?
Good News Bible
For those who are being lost, it is a deadly stench that kills; but for those who are being saved, it is a fragrance that brings life. Who, then, is capable for such a task?
International Standard Version
To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this?
King James Version
To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
New American Standard Bible
to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
New International Version
To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
New King James Version
To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life And who proves adequate for these things?
Young's Literal Translation
to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?
